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ThatGenericGinger · 2023-11-09 10:56

Hello, I've currently setup my own server at home running windows
server 2022. It has a few functions but primarily I would like to
access it across the internet securely from wherever I am.


What sort of hardware would I need to setup a firewall and 2fa to do
this?

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LastTreestar · 2023-11-09 10:58

Tailscale.

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mrblc · 2023-11-09 12:19

Since Tailscale is purely software, i'd say you would need something
that has 2 lan ports and enough processing power to handle the speed
of your internet line.

In addition it should be able to run a vpn platform like tailscale
does.

As such, there are a multitude of various "firewall application"s
online that you could tank up with opnsense as a solution.

Opnsense would have wireguard and openvpn as alternatives to vpn.

Using 2fa would not be necessary for this setup and serve you well.

If you ever plan to publish any form of webaccess to your server,
looking into cloudflare tunnels is a viable alternative where 2fa is
available to you.

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Krieg · 2023-11-09 14:24

Tailscale

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iUse2HockeyStix · 2023-11-09 15:41

100% I would try Tailscale before investing in any hardware.  It's
quite easy and performs well

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luismorales056 · 2023-11-09 20:52

If you want to RDP to it, you could setup a cloudflare tunnel and only
allow access to it via WARP.

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ThatGenericGinger · 2023-11-09 20:54

Preferably, I'd like to set it all up as a domain and then access it
like logging into an account from across the web

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Time_Marionberry_756 · 2023-11-10 00:45

You should be able to accomplish this with duckdns and some ports
forwarded on your firewall. Also nginx or nginx proxy manager plus
whatever application you are hosting.

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NetMan46 · 2023-11-10 00:51

Zerotier is the way to go. You'll have everything set up in under 10
minutes

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ThatGenericGinger · 2023-11-10 01:14

Thanks guys for your help! It means a lot!